# CVE-2017-9797: When an Apache Geode cluster before v1.2.1 is operating in secure mode, an unauthenticated client can enter multi-user authentication mode a

- Also known as: GHSA-VH98-FQFC-4HJ3
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.2.1
- Published: 2017-10-02 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- Apache Software Foundation Apache Geode: 1.0.0, 1.1.0, 1.1.1, 1.2.0
- org.apache.geode:geode-core (Maven): from 1.0.0, fixed in 1.2.1

## Description

When an Apache Geode cluster before v1.2.1 is operating in secure mode, an unauthenticated client can enter multi-user authentication mode and send metadata messages. These metadata operations could leak information about application data types. In addition, an attacker could perform a denial of service attack on the cluster.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Apache Software Foundation Apache Geode, org.apache.geode:geode-core, upgrade to a fixed version (1.2.1) per the references below.
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## References

- http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/geode-user/201709.mbox/%3cCAEwge-Hrbb7JS8Nygrh7geyFvW4bMZ3AdCmPOzMfvbniipz0bA%40mail.gmail.com%3e

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